2 Flashcards
90% of elements in human body
CHON
Calcium phosphate
Salt that makes bones hard
K
Dissolved electrolyte in blood plasma. Helps conduct AP
S
Helps fold proteins .
Part of cystine makes disulfur bridges
Na
Important for sending messages, nervous system function, muscle contraction.
Mg
Enzyme cofactor
What do trace element metals do
Enzyme cofactors
Give right shape.
Ex. Iron in hemoglobin helps give it the correct shape
Natrium
Sodium
Isotopes
Same number of protons, different number of neutrons
Mass of proton and neutron
1 amu
Mass of e
1/2000 amu
Atomic mass comes from
Average of all naturally occuring isotopes
I
Makes T3 & T4 needed for thyroid
Hydrolysis
Breaking bonds using water
Helps break down bio macromolecules
Release energy
Dehydration synthesis
Making molecules taking water away
Build up bio macromolecules
Rows of periodic table indicate
Orbitals
Electrons in first orbital
2
Why is C good at making bio macromolecules
Light weight
Can form 4 covalent bonds.
Columns in periodic table indicate what
Valence electrons
Protium
Most common form of H
One proton one e
Deuterium
1 proton, 1e, 1 neutron
Tritium
1 p
1e
2 n
PET scan
Can get physiological information
Most common
Fluorine isotope that is attached to glucose
Shows hotspots for rapidly dividing cells. Good for diagnosing Cancer
Octet rule
Atoms will always seek to fill their Valence shells with 8 electrons. Except for hydrogen and helium
CH4 has what kind of bonds?
Covalent
Ionic bonds
Opposites attract
NaCl
Elements from opposite ends of periodic table are very likely to attract eachother
Loses an electron one gains e
Polar
Covalent bonds
Sharing electrons
O2
Double count shared electron
O2
Final electron acceptor
Polar covalent bond
Difference in electronegativity draws shared e to one side of molecule
H20
Universal solvent
Water, can dissolve more substances than any other substance
Hydrogen bonds
Weak bond in between slight positive charge of water and slight negative charge of water.
Hydrogen bonds example
Weak H bonds between amino acids and proteins lead to secondary protein structure
Causes alpha Helix or beta pleated sheets
Gives DNA it’s shape
Helps unzip to make copies
Anabolic reaction
Needs energy to make a more complicated substance. Energy is stored in bond
Catabolic reaction
Splits up and releases energy
Glucose+fructose=
Sucrose
Exchange reaction
Bonds are broken and made. Components are rearranged
How does NaCl dissociate
Sodium that gave e is more positive and surrounded by water. It’s attracted to the negative dipole in water.
Cl that accepted Na e is negative and it’s attracted to the positive side of water.
Dehydration synthesis anabolic or catabolic
Anabolic